New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-05
COMMON PLEAS COURT FEES
A DEFICIENCY REPORTED By THE COMMISSIONERS
OF ACCoCNTs-FANCY CERTIFICATES.

A DEFICIENCY REPORTED BY THE COMMISSIONERS
OF ACCoUNTs-FANCY CpRTIFiCAIEs.
The Commissioners of Accounts have made their re-
port to the Mayor OF the accounts aud methods OF the
Court OF Common Pleas OF which Nathaniel Jarvis jr,
Is clerk They find that the books not we'll kept not
having been written up for time The naturaliza-
ton Bureau is strongly criticised TIE Bureau is In
charge OF two clerks, Charles Underwood OConDeh ana
John H. LOos each Of whom receives $1,000 n year
THERE'S third clerk Joseph H. Brown. who receives no
salary although performing large part OF the clerical
work. His work Is thus described in the report
"Mr. Brown has hand blank certificates OF natural
ization OF various degrees OF artistic merit; and II
newly sworn supporter OF the Constitution desires
work Of art to attest his citizenship, MI Brown can anu
will accommodate him, at prices ranging rom one 10
three and half dollars As the certificate furnished py
Court for fifty cents Is very ordinary affair tC and
Mr. Brown takes charge Of the citizen Immediately
after he Is quite number of artistic certificates
find their way into circulation thereby resulting mate
rally TO Mr. Browns pecunary advantage. and. let US
hope, advancing the aesthetic education OF our newly
made fellow citizens. 1t Is likely that seventy i've per
Of those naturazed take Mr.. Browns certificates,
and they will average 81 so each for Mr. Brown, or
something like So 900 per year. 1t Is claimed that the
regular fee Of fifty cents Is turned into Court In each
II may suggested that the presence. under the
above circums xnces. OF person not officer OF the
Court who performs clerical duty Ia the Naturalization
Bureau In conformity with rigid ideas Of proper
administration. II Is also questionable whether tho acts
OF such clerk are legal"
The clerks In tho Bureau have no idea Of the number
OF persons naturazed through them. They said when
asked that there about 5000 GER
tihca;cs OF naturalization issued In 1886 The aetna
figures showed that there $500 Tho receipts OF
ths office fees OF three amounts ~ fellows; twenty
for certificate of declaraOn hfty cents Tor GER
tincato Of naturalization OF person who has two years
previously declared his intention and seventy cents Tor
certificate OF naturalization TO person VINO came 10
the United states before he was eighteen years OF age
The result OF this examination OF the NATURALIZATION
Bureau shows that bel the amount returned 10 ne
nroer fees and the amount received as computed
original vouchers file, tbers Is uherence OF
1884 o. in $50 aud difference OF xl5 for the III year
ending July l. lSS7 in all deficit OF 1899 81 This
result Is however. subject notifications First
II is to be increased by tho amount received TOT dup
nstur aZatOns and or declarations, which are
used and for which there no vouchers
The ascertalnable difference makes the net hcct or
subject by the number of declarations and
naturazatons fer which IL is alleged no Zee mas Deen
rec-ived The number Of such gratis olhciai services
amount 20 FL 30 in 1887.
Mr. Jarvis, whom his attention was called 10 the report
each clerk In tho Naturalization Bureau ana
informed him that tho books and accounts must DC
brought up date in order that the amount
OF the deficiency, II any can he exactly asceralheu re
said later I'm the day that until THIS was done. ana ne
knew Just what the deficiency was he preferred 10 say
little The working OF the Bureau lie said was open I'd
the inspection everyone The Issuing OF fancy GER
ucates he said. something that had been uohe LOT
many years. A many naturaiZed citizens wanted
TO fra me their and such the Illuminated
ones provided No one was compelled 10 rake any
thing beside the plain certificates The furnishing OF the
more expensive ones simply business venture on
part Of Mr. Brown. He sou OF the former eierH
OF the court